How
Dangerous High Cholesterol Can Be!
Atherosclerosis is the thickening of the arterial wall. Low Density Lipoprotein or LDL, the bad cholesterol will deposit fat into the lining of the blood vessels known as plaque. This causes the narrowing of the blood vessel lumen and consequently lowers blood flow.
This is a condition where the heart muscle (= myocardium) is seriously damaged due to blood insufficiency. The narrowing of the coronary artery - which is the main vessel that supplies blood to the heart - causes decrease in blood flow. If the narrowing is persistent for quite along time, the damage in the myocardium may spread and causes the weakening of the heart.
The stubbing pain may felt yanking in short intervals. It is usually felt after some exercise and disappear after resting for a while. Overeating, cold weather and stress may trigger angina pectoris. In normal conditions or resting period, blood stream – which means oxygen – will be sufficient. As soon as an activity that needs oxygen and energy is exerted, the pain of angina pectoris will appear.
The specific pain in an acute heart attack is a persistent pain felt in the chest, reflected to the left upper arm, down to the lower arm and could be felt till the tip of the little finger. It can be felt minutes to hours before a pain relief is taken. The patient may feel being helpless and is in terrible pain. The first several hours may be very critical, since decrease of blood flow to the muscle will cause heart arrythmia (irregular heart beats) and the diminishing of the heart’s pumping power. The heart may last 20 – 25 minutes in this low oxygen situation, but beyond that, muscle damages will be irreversible.
This is a sudden break of the heart. This is the most severe condition of myocard infarct where the damaged of heart muscles is too severe and covers a large area. The heart is already helpless. The severe blood or oxygen insufficiency will cause the trembling of the heart chamber (=atrial fibrillation). The patient may feel a sudden stubbing pain in the chest and will loose consciousness in minutes. Dead will come in minutes if no action is taken.
High cholesterol is a ‘slowly but sure
condition’ that may lead to more serious and deadly problems. Since there are
no symptoms of high blood cholesterol, the symptoms that arise after many years
are those of other diseases caused by high cholesterol. And sometimes it is
already too late to take corrective actions. Please be aware of the following conditions,
before it ends up with a deadly acute heart attack.
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the thickening of the arterial wall. Low Density Lipoprotein or LDL, the bad cholesterol will deposit fat into the lining of the blood vessels known as plaque. This causes the narrowing of the blood vessel lumen and consequently lowers blood flow.
At the same time changes in cells and tissue
structures of the blood vessel beneath the plaque occurs making it less elastic
and rigid. The plaque may turn into a fragile mass (this is called thrombus) that
can loosen itself (this is called embolus = a loosen thrombus that follow the
blood stream to land anywhere in the body part) at any time and causes
obstruction in blood stream. Here lays the actual danger:
If the obstruction occurs in vessels that
supply blood to the heart, then it may lead to cardiovascular diseases. If the
obstruction occurs in brain vessels, you get a stroke or other central
neurological disorders! The severity of the illness depends on the intensity of
obstruction, which may be partial or totally. Fortunately, this to happen needs
years which give you ample of time to make the necessary correction or
treatment for high cholesterol.
Myocard
infarct
This is a condition where the heart muscle (= myocardium) is seriously damaged due to blood insufficiency. The narrowing of the coronary artery - which is the main vessel that supplies blood to the heart - causes decrease in blood flow. If the narrowing is persistent for quite along time, the damage in the myocardium may spread and causes the weakening of the heart.
This condition is felt by the patient as
stubbing pain in the chest. There are 3 conditions that may reflect the
severity of myocard infarct, those are: angina pectoris, acute heart attack and
cardiac arrest
Angina
pectoris
The stubbing pain may felt yanking in short intervals. It is usually felt after some exercise and disappear after resting for a while. Overeating, cold weather and stress may trigger angina pectoris. In normal conditions or resting period, blood stream – which means oxygen – will be sufficient. As soon as an activity that needs oxygen and energy is exerted, the pain of angina pectoris will appear.
Acute
Heart Attack
The specific pain in an acute heart attack is a persistent pain felt in the chest, reflected to the left upper arm, down to the lower arm and could be felt till the tip of the little finger. It can be felt minutes to hours before a pain relief is taken. The patient may feel being helpless and is in terrible pain. The first several hours may be very critical, since decrease of blood flow to the muscle will cause heart arrythmia (irregular heart beats) and the diminishing of the heart’s pumping power. The heart may last 20 – 25 minutes in this low oxygen situation, but beyond that, muscle damages will be irreversible.
Cardiac
Arrest
This is a sudden break of the heart. This is the most severe condition of myocard infarct where the damaged of heart muscles is too severe and covers a large area. The heart is already helpless. The severe blood or oxygen insufficiency will cause the trembling of the heart chamber (=atrial fibrillation). The patient may feel a sudden stubbing pain in the chest and will loose consciousness in minutes. Dead will come in minutes if no action is taken.
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